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Re: unset does not work as expected in functions.
From: |
Chet Ramey |
Subject: |
Re: unset does not work as expected in functions. |
Date: |
Tue, 20 Jan 2004 17:13:23 -0500 |
> Machine Type: i686-pc-linux-gnu
>
> Bash Version: 2.05b
> Patch Level: 0
> Release Status: release
>
> Description:
>
> When you unset a variable declared as an integer (declare -i), inside a
> function, then try to reuse it as a text variable, it continues to act
> like and integer (assigning a string to it results in 0 being stored).
It's a bug. The unset code attempts to retain the `local' attribute, so
the variable remains local if declared again later in the function, but
needs to unset the other attributes when doing so.
Chet
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